Automobile-hood



A. G. MCGREGOR.

AUTOMOBILE HOOD.

MPL10/111011 FILED ocr. 21, 1918.

Patelltd 001). 26, 1920.

2 sHEETss11EET 1 A. G. McGREGOR. AuToMoBlLE Hoon. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2Il 1918.

Patented ocr. 26,1920.-

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED ,sTAfrEsrAT-ENTQFFICL..f

` ALEXANDERG. MCGREGOR, orf WARREN, ARIZONA.

. 'AUTOMOBILE-Hooi).

To all wliome't may concerti.' f-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER G. M o- GREGOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Cochiseand State of Arizona, have invented ordiscovered certain new and useful Improve` ments 1n Automobile-Hoods, of whichl` the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to covers or hoodsfor enveloping the foldedtops of automo# biles orother vehicles and serving'as pro`` tectors to exclude dust orfwateryand'v the invention has for itsobj ect to provide fa hood or cover, of the class referred to, which may be conveniently placed and heldin operative position, and may be readily removed when desired, all as will Vhereinafter more fully appear.

The present invention relates to certain improvements on thev invention covered by my U. S. PatentV No.v 1,215,684, granted February 13,1917.

In the accompanying drawings Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of two slightly different forms of covers or hoods embodying thepresent'invention. Figs. `3, 4 and 5 areenlarged detail sections taken Aon lines 33, 4-4 and 5 5, respectively', "of Fig. `1.

Fig. 6 isa detail perspective view illustrat-y ing the forward part of the vent or opening in the top piece or upper side of the hood or cover, showing the aps of the said vent or opening in opened positions. Fig. 7 is a detail section `on line 7 7ofFig. 2. Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view illustrating a modification of the invention, and Fig. 9is an enlarged detail sectional view illustrating a preferred form of securing device'for'the ends of the continuous tension strap. Y I

Referring to the drawings, 1,-2, 3 and 4 denote the bottom, sides, `backand ytop portions of the cover or hood,xthese portions being of usual flexible and vpreferablywaterproof material and properly secured together so as to be permanently associated and thus forma cover or hood which is practically all in one piece affording a front opening which will enable the cover or hood to be drawn over the folded top of an automobile or other vehicle. The top` portion 4 of the cover or hood is provided with an opening or vent aiforded by separatedfedges which may be made inthe form` of 'overlapping flaps 5 and 6.a These iaps are ypreferably stiifene'd by thm metal bars 7 and 8 which serial No. 258,980.

l Specification of Letters Patentir n Patgnted Oct.` 26 1920 Y Application filea-otober 21, 191e." l

will be inclosed in pockets I-or-receptac1es` preferably formed by folding the flexible material of the top portions 4 fof the hood or clover upon themselves and securing these folded-over portionsv together by lines Vof stitching 4a.] The ,bars 7 vand 8 are prefer i ablyconnected together nearfth'eir rear ends 'by a loop .or `strap-9VV` ofr metal, leather or' other suitable material, said strap passing through slots or openings formed y in said bars as shown in Figy; kThisfstrap 9,'serves as ay hinge on whichlthe said .bars may swing when'being opened outand closed together and lalso serves as a stay to prevent thematerial of the top portions 4 from being torn in opening the vent'whenthe hood or cover is to ybeplaced over the rfolded vehicle top'.y j The cover or hood is provided at its front portion with acontinuous, ileXible,'tension strap l0 which will besuitably heldin place asby being located in pockets formed by folding the front edges ofthe lmaterial constituting the body of the' cover or hood at the top and bottom ofthe hood back upon themLk selves, and securing'the'se folded-over por-1 tions together by lines of stitching, as 4", Fig. 4. ,Pockets for the straps 10 may be formedv near the front edge-s of the side por# tions `2 of the hood byjfolding in the front edges of these side portions upon themselves, as shown in Fig. 5,A and `connecting these folded-in portions byflines of stitching as 24.

The continuous tension' strap 10 may bek in4 Fig. 2.A `These buckle connectionswillr en-` able the said strap'to be adjusted inter-f mediate its ends for the purpose of 'giving it a suitable adjustment with reference tol the different parts of the cover or hood. When the ends of thesaid strap aresecured together 'and the strap is made taut the front part of the cover. or hood will be closed tightly around'theV folded vehicle top, so as to com press said folded topfas also to tightly hold the front edge of the .cover'or hood against the same.

The tension orvholding strap 10 will preferably be attached to the stifening bars 7 and 8, near the forward ends ofsaid bars by rivets 11 and 12, and the said strap Will also preferably be attachedto the toppo-rtions'e V of the cover or hood by rivets 19 and 20.

To hold the cover or hood in place over a folded vehicle top said cover or hood may be provided near itsvsides at Aits front portion with straps 23 and 24 which are adaptedto engage some suitable stationary parts, as shown inFig. 1. Y

Instead of providing the hood .vith holdings straps, as 23 and 24, Vjust referred to, saidhood or cover may be provided with bow covers 25 and 26, as shownin Fig. 2, these covers eachconsistingof'trvo separable parts or flapsfadapted tol be removably se cured together along their edges, as by being provided with snap fasteners 27- or the like. rFliese bow covers will preferably be provided at their front` portions with -attaching straps 28 to be secured to anysuitable stationary parts on the vehicle.

The strap 10 instead of being held in pocketsat the sidesf2 of the cover or hood, as above described, .may be retained in `place by suitable keepers, as 13, 14; consistingv of loops attachedto the material of thesides 2 inV anyv suitable manner as by linesof stitching` 2?,4 as' Will be understood from Fig. 7.

In the construction shown in Fig. 8 the straps 23 and 24shoivn in Fig..1 and the boiv'coversshoWn'inFi g1 2 are omitted,and iuthis modified form the tension strap 10 will be relied'upon to. retain the cover or hood in place onza folded'vehicle top.

Instead of securing the ends ofthe ten# sion4 strap lOtogether by the means shown in Fig. Gtheimeans shoivnvinFig. 9 may be employed; In` this securingv construction, which is 'considered preferable, a metal loop or' ring 29 is suitably connected With one end of' said strap atone of the separated edges of the vent inthe top'portionc of the hood, and a perforatedstrap 30, adapted to be drawn through said loop or4 ring; isfconneetedivith theother end of said strap'y at the other separated edgeA of said vent,fsaid strap 80 being secured bya1buckle-21iL also connected with! saidnstrap.

By providing What`v is practically a single piece cover or hoodvvithf avent at' the upper sidel or' topr portionl thereof the` said vent may.v be `more conveniently closed or opened in securing the cover orhood in place over af folded vehicle topl er1 in removing it therefrom, than Wouldbethe case if the said vent were formed at the lower side'or bottom-ofi' the said cover; or hood, as will be understood.y Also byfp'roviding the stiffened separated. edges constituting the vent or opening inftheupper sideor top portion'of the cover or hood vvithialoopor stay, as 9, any1l danger `of tearing the material off the said coverforh'oodzin openingthe vent-'Will Havingthusv described my invention Ii claim and desire to secure byy Letters Patent:

1. A- covervor hood forfolded vehicle tops consisting of bottom, side, back and topY portions permanently associated-so that the body of said cov-er or hood'is practically in one p1ece,rsaid cover or hoodihavin'g at its top portion a vent afforded by separated edges Which may' be closed together orl opened out, When desired, and said coveror hood being provided withl strap-receiving pockets at its front portion, combined with acontinuous` tension or holding strap inserted in said pockets and being thus attachedtoand adapted toA pass aroundthe front part of said cover or hood and a foldedv vehicle top,` said strap being pr`o vided, atsaidvent, with meansg'fory remov-1 ably securing its endsA together.v i

2. A cover or hood for folded vehicletops consisting ofbottom, side, back and top portions permanently associatedv so^that the body ofisaidcover or hood'ispractically'in one piece,.said'coverlor hood having at itsY top portion a' vent afforded by separated edges which? may be closedl together or opened out, when desired,and1said cover or hoodI being provided' with strap-receiving pocketsfat its front portion,- combined'with acontinuous tension or holding;` strapA in sertedf in' said pockets and being thusv attached?v to and adapted to passl around the front' part of said cover or hood andZ a folded vehicle top, said strapY being formed in several adjustable sectionsl and being pro-v vided, at said'vent, with means for remov ably securing its ends-togetl1er.

3. A cover 'or hoodfor folded vehicle `tops consisting of bottom, side, bacllI andtop portio'nspermanently' associatedI sothat the body` of said cover or hoodis practically in onepiece, saidcover or` hood having atits top portion asinglevent afordedfby separated edges which' may be closed together or opened-out When' desired,said=separated edges being provided Withstiffening. bars,- combined with a Inetalv stay loop passing` through the rear endsofsaid bars, and-thus affordingv a strong vhinged connection for` saidfrear` ends.

In 4testimony whereof I` aix my signature.

ALEXANDER yGn MCGREGOR- 

